| blood work |
the medical analysis of blood as carried out by medical professionals; blood testing. [2 definitions] |
| drawn work |
ornamentation of fabric produced by drawing out threads and creating a lacy effect. |
| hard-working |
tending to work hard. |
| make-work |
work given to those who would otherwise be idle, which has no real use or value in itself. |
| paperwork |
routine written or clerical work that accompanies business or other transactions. |
| right-to-work law |
a state law that forbids an employer from refusing employment to a person on the basis of his or her not being a union member. |
| scut work |
(informal) work that is regarded as tedious, menial, dirty, or otherwise distasteful. |
| social work |
work that promotes the well-being of society, as by assisting the underprivileged or disadvantaged. |
| welfare work |
the organized efforts of a community, agency, or organization to improve the living conditions and job opportunities of its needy citizens. |
| work ethic |
a belief in the moral virtue of hard work. |
| work force |
the total number of workers who are actively employed in a business, industry, or nation, or who are available for employment; labor force. |
| work of art |
a product of creative effort, esp. in the graphic or plastic arts, such as a painting or sculpture. [2 definitions] |
| work out |
to solve (a problem) by making special efforts. [5 definitions] |
| work song |
a folk song that is sung as an accompaniment to and often to establish the tempo of manual labor such as the laying of railroad ties. |
| work-release |
of or denoting a corrections program in which some prisoners are allowed to leave prison for a certain amount of time each day in order to work at an outside job. |
| work-study |
of or pertaining to a program, as at a college or university, that provides part-time employment for students as well as enabling them to continue their academic pursuits. |
| work-up |
a thorough medical examination of a patient, including lab tests, case history, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| working capital |
that portion of the capital of a business or corporation that is not invested in fixed assets but is instead kept liquid for day-to-day operating expenses. [2 definitions] |
| working class |
workers considered collectively as a social, economic, or political class, esp. manual and industrial laborers and low wage earners. |
| working day |
workday. |